This week in class we discussed intercultural development and took an assessment to see where we fit on the Intercultural development continuum.
As an individual my perceived orientation is at 124.53 which means I am in between acceptance and adaptation. However, my developmental orientation is at 105.78 which means I fall in between Minimization and acceptance. I have an orientation gap of 18.75, this means that I have overestimated my level of intercultural competence and I am surprised that my developmental score is not higher. I want to continue to work on my intercultural development so that I can be at the highest level (which is adaptation). In class I have learned a bunch of ways to increase my intercultural development. A few of the things that I want to improve on include: increasing fluency in a foreign language, gain general knowledge about other cultures, and gain culture specific knowledge and skills. Hopefully by doing so I will be a better teacher once I graduate from college.
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